Daniele De Rossi is the new coach of Roma. "AS Roma is pleased to announce that Daniele De Rossi has been appointed as the new Technical Manager of the First Team until June 30, 2024", the yellow-red club announces with a note on its website. "We are happy to be able to hand over the technical responsibility of AS Roma to Daniele De Rossi, as we believe that the leadership and ambition that have always distinguished him can be decisive in the pursuit of the objectives that the team has in front of it until the end of the season", stated Dan and Ryan Friedkin.
Who is Daniele De Rossi
Daniele De Rossi was born in Rome on July 24, 1983 and has always been linked to this city. Born in the Roman district of Ostia, he is the son of Alberto de Rossi, a former player of the Roma youth team, who before becoming the historic coach of the club's spring team was a professional in Serie C. His cousin, Andrea De Rossi, is also a professional footballer.
He has a daughter, Gaia, born on July 16, 2005, whose mother is Tamara Pisnoli, married on May 18, 2006 and from whom he separated in 2009. In 2011 he got engaged to actress Sarah Felberbaum, from whom he had, on February 14, 2014, a daughter named Olivia Rose, and on September 3, 2016 a son named Noah; the two were married on December 24, 2015 in the Maldives.
The Career
Daniele De Rossi, began playing in the youth sector of Ostiamare at 14 years old. His initial role was that of a full-back and then he was transformed into a forward. At 16-17 years old he arrives at Roma and becomes part of the youth team. He manages to immediately stand out and become a fundamental element for the team and in the youth team thanks to his former coach Mauro Bencivenga, De Rossi goes from the role of forward to midfielder which will accompany him in the future seasons.
On October 30, 2001 at 18 he made his debut in the first team in the Champions League thanks to Fabio Capello. On January 25, 2003 he made his debut in the Italian championship at 19 years old in the Como-Roma match (2-0). On May 10, he was lined up as a starter for the first time and scored his first goal. On March 15, 2006 Daniele De Rossi in the UEFA Cup match against Middlesbrough, wore the captain's armband for the first time. After a "duel" with Francesco Totti who has always been the captain of Roma and De Rossi "Captain future", from 2018 after Totti's farewell to playing football, he will officially inherit the captain's armband.
The yellow-red captain will play his last match in yellow-red, on May 26, 2019, against Parma 18 years exactly from the victory of the third championship, on the same field against the same team: at the time of substitution, he hands over the armband to teammate Alessandro Florenzi, who will become the new yellow-red captain for the next season. He concludes his experience in yellow-red with 616 appearances and 63 goals in all competitions, in 18 years of service.
The Argentine parenthesis
Daniele De Rossi in 2019 ended his experience as a player at Roma, signed a one-year contract with Boca Juniors at 36 but on January 6, 2020, a few months after his transfer to Argentina, he announced his retirement from competitive activity and his desire to become a coach.
The coaching career
On March 18, 2021 he joined the technical staff of the Italian national team, as one of the assistants to Ct Roberto Mancini. Much appreciated by the players, among whom he finds several former teammates, he participated in the victorious expedition to the 2020 European Championship. On August 13, however, he announced his choice to leave the technical staff of the national team to coach in person. On November 23, however, he returned to the Club Italia of the Federation, as a technical assistant available to the youth national teams from Under-15 to Under-20. On January 21, 2022 he returned to Mancini's staff.
On October 11, 2022, after leaving the role of technical assistant of the national team, he was officially announced as the new coach of SPAL, in Serie B. He debuted four days later, in the championship match drawn at Cittadella's home (0-0). On the following October 22, he achieved his first victory as a coach in the home match won 5-0 against Cosenza. On February 14, 2023, after 17 benches in which, between the championship and the national cup, he only collected 3 victories, he was relieved of his position along with all his staff. After the dismissal, he remained under contract with the Estensi until June 8, the day on which he mutually separated from the club. In September 2023, he officially acquired the UEFA Pro license, after completing the training course at the FIGC Technical Sector in Coverciano.
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